The festival takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the famed Arts Square in the heart of the city. This magnificent square designed by Italian architect Carlo Rossi is home to the St. Petersburg Philharmonia, the State Russian Museum, the Mussorgsky Theatre, the Ethnographic Museum and the Grand Hotel Europe. Presiding over it all is the imposing monument of Alexandre Pushkin, Russia’s most famous bard.

The XVII International Winter Festival "Arts Square", will be held from December 14 – 25, 2016.The atmosphere of one of the most European of Russian cities complements this year’s program which represents the European classics.

The Arts Square Festival, to be held in December 2016, has invites the best musicians of the world – interpreters of music of different eras, genres and styles. Among them – Denis Matsuev, Sarah Chang, Mihaela Martin, Momo Kodama, Julia Fischer, Alexander Malofeev, Alexander Knyazev, Miroslav Kultyshev and the others.